Chapter 7 A More Perfect Union Lesson 1-2
  • 1. After throwing off British rule, the independent states faced the challenge of what?
A) The independent states faced the challenge of maintaining their independence.
B) The independent states faced the challenge of governing themselves.
C) The independent states faced the challenge of working together.
D) The independent states faced the challenge of picking a new ruler.
  • 2. In May 1776, Congress asked the states to do what?
A) Congress asked the states to organize their governments.
B) Congress asked the states to make their own governments.
C) Congress asked the states to pick there own leaders.
D) Congress asked the states to work together.
  • 3. Because the Americans didn't want to place too much power in the hands of one ruler or body they did what?
A) They made a law that went against rulers having power at all.
B) They made new governments that didn't allow the people to have a certain amount of power.
C) They crafted constitutions that limited power of the governor.
D) They created a group of people that had all the power.
  • 4. What is the definition of Republic?
A) A Republic is a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
B) A Republic is a government in which a King or Queen rule throughout everything.
C) A Republic is a government in which only one person rules through everything.
D) A Republic is a government ruled by a dictator.
  • 5. What is the Articles of Confederation?
A) The Articles of Confederation is the united states first constitution.
B) The Articles of Confederation is a book of laws.
C) The Article of Confederation is an large army.
D) The Articles of Confederation is a new government.
  • 6. How many articles were there in the Articles of Confederation?
A) 13 Articles
B) 7 Articles
C) 14 Articles
D) 12 Articles
  • 7. What was some weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
A) There was no national court system.
B) There was no chief executive.
C) All of the above.
D) There was no way to pass laws enforced by congress.
  • 8. What law did the Confederation Congress pass that set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio River?
A) Land Act of 1800
B) Policies for Western Lands
C) The Ordinance of 1785
D) The Northwest Ordinance
  • 9. What was some of the successes of the Articles of Confederation?
A) All of the above
B) Americans negotiated a peace treaty with Britain.
C) The Confederation expanded the country's foreign trade.
D) The Confederation helped with settling and governing the country's western lands.
  • 10. Why did Spain close the lower Mississippi River to America shipping in 1784?
A) They wanted to ship goods to market.
B) They didn't want Americans to leave with there goods.
C) They wanted to stop American expansion into its territory.
D) They didn't want more Americans coming in there territory.
  • 11. Many Americans became convinced that the government became too weak to deal with the country's problems because of what?
A) None of the above.
B) They were convinced because their was a serious shortage of money in the United States.
C) They were convinced because farmers were unable to sell their goods.
D) They were convinced because of serious economic difficulties.
  • 12. In January,1787 who led a force of about 1,200 supporters toward the federal arsenal in Springfield , Massachusetts?
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) A famous slave
C) George Washington
D) Daniel Shay
  • 13. Between 1776 and 1786 which two states did not outlaw or tax the importation of enslaved people?
A) South Carolina and Georgia
B) New Jersey and Virginia
C) Pennsylvania and New York
D) Connecticut and Rhode Island
  • 14. Who were the two American leaders supporting reform in the Articles of Confederation?
A) James Wilson and James Madison
B) George Washington and James Wilson
C) James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
D) George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
  • 15. Why did Hamilton call for a convention in Philadelphia?
A) Hamilton called for an convention to talk about a strong national government.
B) Hamilton called for an convention to talk about making new rules.
C) Hamilton called for an convention to talk about ending slavery.
D) Hamilton called for an convention to discuss improvement to the Articles of Confederation
  • 16. What two men guaranteed public trust by going to the Constitutional convention?
A) Patrick Henry and James Taylor
B) Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
C) Ben Franklin and George Washington
D) Thomas Jefferson and Roger Sherman
  • 17. How many votes the delegates decided each state would have on all questions?
A) 1 vote on all questions
B) 2 votes on all questions
C) 4 votes on all questions
D) 13 votes on all questions
  • 18. The convention appointed a committee to settle the disagreements which was called?
A) The Virginia Plan
B) The Great Compromise
C) The Three-Fifths Compromise
D) The New Jersey Plan
  • 19. State constitutions such as Virginia and Massachusetts had a listing of key rights and freedoms that was known as what?
A) A Bill of Rights
B) The American Revolution
C) The Articles of Confederation
D) All of the above
  • 20. The new Constitution document only needs how many states to approve?
A) 9 of the 13 states have to approve
B) All 13 states have to approve
C) 5 of the 13 states have to approve
D) 7 of the 13 states have to approve
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